Nem füstöl a zentaji gyár kéménye

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SZILÁRD MEZEI TÚL A TISZÁN INNEN ENSEMBLE

Born and living in Serbia, Szilard Mezai’s cultural heritage is truly Hungarian with a burning passion for the music of that country. This double CD is an outcome of his work with Hungarian folk music and is produced with the support of The Institute for Hungarian Culture in Vojvodina (Zavod za kulturu vojvođanskih Mađara). The music is what Szilard calls ‘living folk music’ where all the themes are Hungarian folk songs from Vojvodina arranged for his group assembled specifically for the project.The title of the CD and of the first track, ‘Nem füstöl a zentaji gyár kéménye’ translates into English as ’There's no smoke coming from the chimney of Zenta’s factory’.

All themes are Hungarian folk songs from VojvodinaCompositions and arrangements by Szilárd Mezei

Recording details:Date and place of recording.Rec. 19-21. August 2015 at Kulturni Centar Novi Sad

Name of sound engineer(s) for recording and mastering.Sound engineer for recording: Lazar Zivanac. Mixed and mastered by Szilárd Mezei

Reviews

01/07/2017 Tom Greenland

Violist Szilárd Mezei is of Hungarian descent,raised in the Vojvodina region of north Serbia, wherehe was immersed in regional folk music. Túl a TiszánInnen was organized to interpret this music, thename cleverly implying it is both from here (thisbank of the Tiszá river) and beyond. Nem füstöl azentaji gyár kéménye is the undectet’s secondrecording, two discs of folksong arranged for threestrings, four winds, marimba and rhythm section,featuring frequent Mezei collaborators clarinetist/saxophonist Bogdan Ranković, trombonist BranislavAksin, bassist Ervin Malina and drummer IstvánCsík. Space prohibits full appreciation of thismusical tapestry, but it bears repeated listening forplangent melodies rendered in unisons, parallelharmonies or counterpoint; composed sectionsalternating with free blowing solos or ensembles;and colorful combinations of instruments.Tom Greenland JULY 2017 | THE NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD

27/02/2017 George W. Harris

You usually don’t think of Serbia as a hotbed for jazz, but that’s where Szilard Mezei was born. He plays viola, and uses Hungarian folk songs as the basis for the twelve pieces on this two disc set. The ensemble includes reeds, woodwinds, strings, brass, vibes and a rhythm section while the pieces themselves are rich with melody, brought out and accentuated by the various artists.The flutes and reeds are sublime on gentle themes of “Nm Zorog…” with a chamber feel during “Nem Fustol A Zentaji…” Bogdan Rankovic’s bass clarinet lurks mysteriously on “Ma Menyasszony…” and there are glorious harmonies for the flowing “Nem Idevalo…” . Pastoral vibes hover on “Eskuvorol Jovet” and Mezei delights with rich water color strokes during a charming “Szeles A Duna.” There is a rich mix of freedom from the soloists held well in the form by the strong traditional pieces. This is a delight! George W. Harris http://www.jazzweekly.com/2017/02/ringer-of-the-weekserbian-jazz-szilard-mezei-tul-a-tiszan-innen-ensemble-nem-fustol-a-zentaji-gyar-kemenye/

03/02/2017 Bruce Lee Gallanter

SZILÁRD MEZEI TÚL A TISZÁN INNEN ENSEMBLE - “Nem füstöl a zentaji gyárkéménye/There’s No Smoke Coming from the Chimney of Zentra’s Factory” (Slam579; UK) Although Serbian-born violist and composer, Szilard Mezei, seemsto keep a low profile, he has remained extremely prolific with more than twodozen discs (including several double discs) on various labels: Leo, NotTeo, Konnex, Ayler and Slam. Whether doing duos, trios, quartet and largeensembles, Mr. Mezei continues to explore and expand his vision. The Tul ATiszan Innen Ensemble, is an eleven piece project is a moderate sized unitwith a handful of players whose names I recognize from other Mezei discs.Like many of his previous discs, this one is based on themes from a dozenHungarian folk songs, all written and arranged by Mr. Mezei. I played thisdisc all the way through twice on Monday (1/2/17), marveling at the hardwork that Mezei put into it.The ensemble consists of a diverse crew: three reeds, three strings,trombone, piano, vibes, bass & drums. After the folky opening theme, theensemble erupts with several waves moving independently, led by the viola,the reeds or the vibes. Each piece features a central theme that soundssomewhat familiar and is repeated over and over while subsections of theband play with the themes while someone solos on top. On a song called,“Returning from a Wedding”, the viola takes a fine solo which soon turnsinto a another solo by the piano, making it difficult to tell where onesolo ends and the next one begins. Most unexpectedly, Mr. Mezei sings on acouple of songs, in a resolute yet charming voice, like the ancient spiritof the land, the music (mostly strings and vibes), in dream-like clouds,haunting, enchanting… “Shepherd Lad in the Pusta” has this hypnoticpulsating bass line that churns throughout with some long inventive,story-telling solos from the viola and trombone. Disc one ends with a mostimpressive piece, “My Yard’s Been Divided by a Trench”, with superbensemble writing and playing and phenomenal flute and viola interplay,fractured bari sax, crazed marimba and frenzied strings in a later section.There is way too much great music on these discs to describe it all here.It is time for Szilard Mezei to get the recognition he rightly deserves asone of the guiding lights of progress/avant/Eurojazz. - Bruce LeeGallanter, DMG

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